Svensk definition
Den familj av allätande däggdjur som utgör Nya världens skunkar, med svart och vit varningsmönstrad päls. Vid fara avger djuren en skvätt illaluktande sekret.
Mephitidae
Skunkar
Engelsk definition
The family of omnivorous New World skunks, showing typical warning coloration of patterned black and white and able to eject a malodorous secretion when the animal is startled or in danger.
Svenska synonymer
Strimmiga skunkar — Fläckskunkar — Kapuschongskunkar — Trynskunkar
Engelska synonymer
Skunks — Skunk — Hog-nosed Skunks — Hog-nosed Skunk — Hog nosed Skunks — Skunk, Hog-nosed — Skunks, Hog-nosed — Conepatus — Spotted Skunks — Skunk, Spotted — Skunks, Spotted — Spotted Skunk — Spilogalae — Mephitis — Hooded Skunks — Hooded Skunk — Skunk, Hooded — Skunks, Hooded — Striped Skunks — Skunks, Striped — Skunk, Striped — Striped Skunk